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Recent Examples of führer Daalder was alluding to Britain’s early World War II prime minister who was widely criticized for appeasing Hitler as the German fuhrer marched across Europe. Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025 Overseas, Adolf Hitler was the fuhrer of Germany, and his persecution of Jews became even more apparent after Kristallnacht, in November 1938, when the Nazi regime went on an antisemitic rampage. Robert Gudmestad, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024 Hermann Goering, Hitler’s air force chief and deputy fuhrer, was, says the judge, highly intelligent. San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Oct. 2021 Yorki is Jojo's best friend and, outside the imaginary fuhrer, his closest confidant. Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2019 In 1933, deputy fuhrer Rudolf Hess ordered Heinz Spanknobel, a German immigrant, to form Friends of New Germany, a group based in NYC, with the goal of spreading National Socialism throughout the United States. Matt Giles, Longreads, 13 Aug. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for führer
Noun
  • His meetings with the Russian dictator last for hours.
    Andrew Ryvkin, The Atlantic, 16 June 2025
  • The signs and costumes were the real show, ranging from clever wordplay and depictions of President Donald Trump as a dictator, to profane expressions calling for an end to ICE raids that had been conducted in the city for about a week prior.
    R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
Noun
  • While the modern world rages outside their four walls, everything inside is immune to the tyrant of time.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 June 2025
  • But is that the same for employees who work for a tyrant?
    Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 30 May 2025

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“Führer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/f%C3%BChrer. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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